Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:25:24 +0100 (CET) From: Pieter Donche <Pieter.Donche@ua.ac.be> To: Frank Shute <frank@shute.org.uk> Cc: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>, "mail.list freebsd-questions" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: how to configure xbiff Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.63.0903261723060.4516@hmacs.cmi.ua.ac.be> In-Reply-To: <20090326153918.GA84393@melon.esperance-linux.co.uk> References: <Pine.GSO.4.63.0903251616490.12607@hmacs.cmi.ua.ac.be> <20090325222900.d4c325ee.freebsd@edvax.de> <Pine.GSO.4.63.0903260829160.21502@hmacs.cmi.ua.ac.be> <20090326153918.GA84393@melon.esperance-linux.co.uk>
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On Thu, 26 Mar 2009, Frank Shute wrote: > On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 08:39:38AM +0100, Pieter Donche wrote: >> >> On Wed, 25 Mar 2009, Polytropon wrote: >> >>> On Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:21:48 +0100 (CET), Pieter Donche >>> <Pieter.Donche@ua.ac.be> wrote: >>>> What precise command do I have to write in what startup file, >>>> so that this does the same thing on FreeBSD/KDE3.5 ? >>> >>> I have the following line in my ~/.xinitrc: >>> >>> xbiff -geometry 50x50+0+998 & >>> This is for the lower left corner of a 1400x1050 21" CRT. >>> If you think you need further options, consult "man xbiff". :-) >> >>> From a terminal window command line xbiff -geometry 50x50-5+5 & puts >> it in my upper right corner, but if I put that in my .xinitrc >> (and chmod 755 ~/.xinitrc) nothing happens. Are you using kdm window >> manager or xdm ? (I have in my /etc/ttys: >> ttyv8 "/usr/local/bin/kdm -nodeamon" xterm on secure) >> >> Would .xinitrc not be processed by kdm window manager? > > Probably not. > ~/.xinitrc is only run when you use startx and ~/.xsession is used > when you run the display manager xdm(1). > I believe kdm also uses xsession. no xbiff icon neither when put in an .xsession file Also nothing to see about this xbiff in the file .session-errors-MYDISPLAYNAME:0 ??
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